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BAR INFORMATION
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Registering for the Bar as a Student
First Year
States that require registration while a first year law student are listed below. If you are planning
to sit for the bar in any of these states, please complete the State Bar online registration at the
links below.
– Within 60 days of starting law school
– Within 90 days of starting law school
– Encourages students to register in the first year of law school
By the first day of March following applicant’s commencement of law school
By November 1 of the first year of law school
Second Year
– By October 1st for applicants in second year of law school
– By October 1 st for applicants in second year of law school
– Law students must file registration application by October 1st of the second year
of law school, or 14 months after the first year of law school
– By November 15th for applicants in second year of law school
By October 15 th of the year following the year in which law study was commenced
Other State Bar Examinations
Each student is advised to check with the Board of Bar Examiners in the jurisdiction in which
she or he intends to take the Bar Examination. Notice of any changes in requirements or dates of
Bar Examinations sent to the law school will be posted to Campus Cruiser and the law school
website. Students may access information for all state Bar Examination Requirement
Bar Certification
Each student at the time of the bar application will be required to complete the Bar Authorization
form, located on Campus Cruiser.
Bar Certificates are prepared by the Office of Academic Services for the Dean’s signature.
Students are advised to submit Bar Certificates during their final semester of study to allow
sufficient time for preparation and submission to the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts,
and for other states, the State Board of Bar Examiners. These forms require degree certification
and cannot be mailed until after graduation occurs.